When Gabe was at our place for a class last Oct. he was definately in pain, and in my non-medical opinion, there was no way he could have done the job of a police officer. All he did in class was stand and lecture. No positions, running jumping etc.
My feeling is that if he was making, say, $50K a year as a cop, and supplementing his income with another $50k as a trainer, but then could not do the cop job due to a DUTY INJURY, why the hell does he have to give up the supplemental income if he claims a workman's comp disability?
From my limited understanding of the case, he has a very good chance of acquital. I also believe they went after his wife to pressure him into a plea. Believe me, internal police dept. politics can be very nasty, and this case reeks of it.